Example sentences of "i was getting [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll be down soon , ’ I said , and rocked to and fro in the bed to make noises which might make it sound as though I was getting up . |
| 2 | Well I was getting up early . |
| 3 | I was getting through by starting to smoke dope and take acid . |
| 4 | Yes after Lucy about , er yes that was what I was getting around to , by that time of course I should be erm |
| 5 | ‘ One day I asked her a question as I was getting on , and she just smacked my face … |
| 6 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 7 | After asking how I was getting on he told me something of the worries of a Party leader in days when there are no deep political convictions to divide men of good will . |
| 8 | ‘ I managed to tip half a pint of crème brûlée over the manager one evening when he came in to see how I was getting on . |
| 9 | ‘ The man had died and I was getting on with my life . ’ |
| 10 | But then , having exhausted his recollections of the circumstances of his writing the paper , he switched to more personal matters and enquired carefully how I was getting on in a way that made me reel that my mission had been worthwhile and that I had by no means wasted his morning . |
| 11 | ‘ I was getting on for thirty years of age , with the retarded emotions of an adolescent , and the only excuse I have is that I 'd spent most of my youth pursuing excellence rather than women . ’ |
| 12 | After numerous attempts I was getting on quite well , managing to get right up onto the bike . |
| 13 | For some unknown reason I thought my chute must have been torn off me while I was getting out of my kite , and almost gave up making any further efforts to save myself . |
| 14 | I realized early on how much I was getting out of the callers and the fact that some of them seemed to get something out of me too increased my confidence in other areas of my life . |
| 15 | Sometimes I tried to go as fast as I could , but it was easy to let the sail out and slow down if I felt I was getting out of control . |
| 16 | ‘ When we reached here , ’ he said , ‘ I was getting out of the cart and my hat fell to the ground . |
| 17 | I 'd saved some money , grown heartily sick of London , fast food and maybe people , too , and I was getting out . |
| 18 | Early next morning we approached Port Augusta where I was getting off . |
| 19 | They invited me to take part in the next one and I went along with them , having no idea what I was getting in to . |
| 20 | By Sunday evening , though , I was getting back to myself and expected to be let out in a day or two but they kept me in for the week , giving me tests , including an electrocardiogram . ’ |
| 21 | Again the densities that I was getting back from them varied considerably , from a hundred workers per hectare on some |
| 22 | Nobody went on about my injury — just asked me how I was getting along in Italy . ’ |